Palanpur: “What would you prefer to raise—a boy or a girl?” Agents of a child trafficking gang would ask sobbing women outside IVF centres, who had just learned they could not conceive.A newborn boy was priced at Rs 3.20 lakh and a girl at Rs 2.5 lakh. Once the childless couple agreed, the deal was…
Rajkot: A special designated TADA court in Jamnagar on Monday convicted 12 persons in the infamous 1993 Gosabara cross-border arms smuggling case linked to the Mumbai blasts, while acquitting 17 others and noting that 15 accused remain absconding.The court convicted Osman Koreja, Mamad Alimammad alias Mamdu, Harun Amad Sandhar, Ahmad Oliya, Aarif Abdul Rehman, Iftabar…
Rajkot: Two brothers were killed and five members of their family injured when a Scorpio, allegedly driving on the wrong side, rammed into their Eeco car at Gondal Chowkdi in Rajkot on Monday afternoon, police said.The deceased were identified as Shamji Patadia, 70, and his younger brother Magan Patadia, 60. The injured include Magan’s wife…
Rajkot: A woman was killed and her son assaulted in Ningala village of Amreli district on Sunday in a confrontation ostensibly linked to the son’s extramarital relationship, with police booking nine members of two families for murder, assault, kidnapping and related offences.The victim, Jitu Bhil, died after being run over during the attack, according to…
Rajkot: A 33-year-old man, Sidhik Kumbhar, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a 30-year-old man, Adil Khalifa, to death in Gadshisha village of Mandvi taluka in Kutch district on Saturday. Police said the murder was allegedly triggered by an affair between the victim and the wife of the accused.The victim’s elder brother, Imran Khalifa, lodged…
Palanpur: Skeletal remains of a woman (29) and her two-year-old daughter were exhumed from their home in Vadnagar, Mehsana, on Monday, a day after the husband died by suicide, leaving behind a note reportedly confessing to killing both of them six months ago.Girish Parmar (30), a worker at a local diamond unit, jumped from the…
Rajkot: A 43-year-old man from Jamnagar has lodged a complaint after unidentified burglars allegedly broke into his house and decamped with cash and jewellery worth Rs 8.6 lakh while his family was away.According to the complaint filed at C Division police station, complainant Naran Kandoriya, a resident of Yadav Nagar and a provision store owner,…
Rajkot: Rajkot taluka police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly repeatedly molesting and intimidating his 14-year-old cousin. The accused, a native of Dhoraji, had been living with the victim’s family while working as a labourer at a local steel factory.The matter came to light on Saturday when the victim’s 42-year-old mother filed a complaint….
Rajkot: The special operations group (SOG) of West Kutch Police in Bhuj arrested a man for allegedly promoting ISIS ideology and posting misleading content on social media to incite violence.Acting on specific intelligence from Police Inspector A D Parmar, officers apprehended 32-year-old Fakirmamad Isha Gagada, a resident of Lodai village in Bhuj taluka. Police said…
Rajkot: The Archaeological Survey of India has begun its first large-scale, systematic excavation at Bet Dwarka, uncovering evidence of an ancient settlement with strong maritime activity and international trade links dating back more than two millennia.The excavation, led by the ASI’s underwater archaeology wing, began in Dec 2025 near the island’s shoreline. Officials said the…
